Upgrade from Vista Home Prem to 7 Pro?

[Deleted member 4644]

Can I upgrade from Vista Home Prem to 7 Professional for the 99$ upgrade kit or are those two versions incompatible?

 

[ViRGE]

Yes, you can.

 

[Silicon Spear]

What about Home Basic to W7 Pro? I'm considering pre-ordering Pro, then buying Home Basic off of Ebay if the upgrade trick fails.

 

[FuryofFive]

what if i had purchased my laptop in the last 6 months or so... and it came with vista?

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: FuryofFive
what if i had purchased my laptop in the last 6 months or so... and it came with vista?

Yes, although you'll have to pay. The freebies are only for people who purchase laptops from specific vendors since the start of July.

Originally posted by: Silicon Spear
What about Home Basic to W7 Pro? I'm considering pre-ordering Pro, then buying Home Basic off of Ebay if the upgrade trick fails.

I want to say yes, but it's not something I'm 100% sure of. Microsoft's policy in the past has been that you can upgrade to equal or higher versions, you just can't upgrade to a lower version.